Attachment for grain binders



April 1939- w. A. GOODEN 2,153,461

ATTACHMENT FOR GRAIN BINDERS Filed March 17, 1938 1 fl J1 60046 PatentedApr. 4, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application March 1'7,

4 Claims.

This invention relates to an attachment adapted to be applied to or toreplace a conventional outside supplemental divider on a grain binder.

An important object of this invention is to provide a device which maybe attached to the supplemental divider to be actuated by the weight ofgrain and vines near the outside of the binder to direct them onto theconveyor and to prevent them from dragging between the conveyor anddivider.

The invention as disclosed is applied to a supplemental divider asconventionally constructed for use with grain binders, but this devicecould be equally well applied to a binder without a supplemental dividersince the invention can be constructed to perform all the functions ofthe supplemental divider by extending it further toward the front of themachine.

This attachment eliminates the necessity of frequently stopping thebinder to remove down grain and vines which are dragging on the end ofthe conveyor.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter becomemore fully apparent from the following specification of which thedrawing forms a part, and wherein:--

Figure 1 is a side elevational view showing the invention applied to thesupplemental divider of a conventional grain binder shown in section,

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same,

Figure 3 is a cross sectional View on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, and

Figure 4 is a substantially horizontal sectional view on the line 44 ofFigure 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawing wherein like referencecharacters indicate like or corresponding parts throughout the differentviews, It designates generally the outside portion of a conventionalgrain binder, shown to illus- O trate the invention, and including apart of the table or conveyor II and cutter [2, a reel support l3, thedivider l4, and the supplemental divider I5.

The attachment constituting this invention comprises a shield it whichis tapered longitudinally and which is bent lengthwise to formsubstantially a segmental cone, which is secured to the inner side ofmember l5, by means of the fastenings I8, with its open side againstmember l5 and with its small end I1 to the front.

An angular shaped bracket [9 is mounted in the shield IS with one sidesecured by fastenings to member [5. The opposite side of bracket [9 isprovided with an opening 2| in which is ounted one end of an axle 22. Acorresponding 1938, Serial No. 196,505

bracket 19 is secured to support l3 and has the opposite end of axle 22mounted in its opening 2 I.

Mounted to rotate on axle 22 is a roller 23 having its forward endextending into shield l6 and provided with a collar 24 adjacent itsopposite end to form a guard.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that vines and down grain pickedup by the divider l4 and the supplemental divider l5 will contact theta-- pered shield l5 and move past it into contact with roller 23 whichwill be revolved by the weight of the vines and grain to direct themonto the conveyor H. Should the vines or grain remain on the roller 23they. will be prevented from 15 passing beyond it by the guard 24 whichwill cooperate with guard 25, of the divider I4, to direct the vines andgrain onto conveyor l I. Thus vines and grain which have been cut byteeth [2 but which are near the outside of the machine l0 cannot engagebetween the end of the conveyor II and the divider l4 so that they willdrag against the conveyor and possibly stop the operation of the machineI B. The roller 23 is rotated only by the weight of the vines or grainso that there is no chance of them becoming entwined around the roller23 as would occur if roller 23 was provided with some positive actuatingmeans.

Various changes and modifications, such as heretofore mentioned, mayobviously be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention as hereinafter claimed.

I claim as my invention:

1. An attachment for grain binder dividers comprising a segmental coneshaped shield secured to the inner side of the divider with its open endto the rear, a roller rotatably mounted on said binder and having itsforward end extending into said shield to receive the vines therefrom,said roller being rotated by the vines to direct them onto the binder.conveyor, and a guard mounted adjacent the rear end of the roller toprevent the vines from passing off of the rear end thereof.

2. An attachment for supplemental dividers comprising a tapered shieldadapted to be secured to the divider with its open end to the rear, anaxle having its forward end mounted in said shield, a roller mounted onsaid axle and adapted to receive vines and down grain from said dividerand to be revolved by their weight to direct them onto the binderconveyor, and a guard mounted on said roller to prevent the vines andgrain from passing beyond the roller.

3. An attachment for grain binder dividers comprising a rotatable memberadapted to be operated by the weight of vines and grain to direct themonto the binder conveyor, a shield surrounding one end of said memberand adapted to direct the vines to it, and a guard arranged adjacent itsopposite end to prevent the vines and grain from passing beyond saidmember.

4. An attachment for grain binders comprising a rotatably mounted rollerdisposed above and adjacent to a divider board and adapted to berevolved by the weight of vines and grain to direct them onto aconveyor, and a disk-shaped member secured to said roller adjacent itsrear or upper end and forming a guard to prevent the grain and vinesfrom passing beyond the roller.

WILLIS A. GOODEN.

